Sheets Row Highlighter

Highlight a row (and column) of current cell in Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel Online.

Sheets Row Highlighter is a powerful Chrome extension designed to enhance your spreadsheet experience in Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel Online. It highlights the entire row and column of the current active cell, making data tracking simpler and reducing errors when working with large datasets.

Key features include customizable highlight colors and opacity to match your preferences, and keyboard shortcuts that allow you to toggle the highlight quickly. The extension automatically saves your highlight settings on a per-sheet basis, ensuring a consistent experience every time you open your spreadsheets. It provides an efficient and user-friendly way to improve focus and productivity when managing complex sheets.

Manifest V3 Extension Productivity Developer Tools
By:
matsu7089
Users:
40,000
Rating:
4.92
(84)
1 new ratings
Version:
2.1.0 Last updated: 2024-03-03
Creation date:
2021-01-01
Risk:
Low risk impact Very low risk likelihood
Permissions:
  • storage
  • activeTab
Size:
27.64KB
Email:
ma*****@gmail.com
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Chrome Web Store
Data ingested on:
2025-07-03

Other platforms

Sheets Row Highlighter (v2.1.0)
231 4.45 (11)

User reviews

Users praise Sheets Row Highlighter for its simplicity, effectiveness, and time-saving ability in navigating large spreadsheets by highlighting rows and columns. The extension is appreciated for being a lightweight alternative to writing custom scripts. Common requests include per-sheet activation, advanced color code input, and broader browser support. Overall, it significantly enhances user experience in Google Sheets with minor usability areas to improve.
Pros
  • Effectively highlights rows and columns to improve navigation in large spreadsheets.
  • Simple to use and works seamlessly without needing code or scripts.
  • Offers customization options like color and transparency for highlights.
  • Saves time compared to manual or script-based solutions.
  • Highly appreciated by users as a useful and indispensable tool.
Cons
  • Lacks built-in options to activate highlighting per sheet or tab, which some users desire.
  • Some feature requests for more flexible color selection using color codes (#rrggbb).
  • May require restarting Chrome or reopening sheets for the extension to start working properly.
  • Not compatible with some browsers like Edge after certain updates (works best with Chrome).
Recent reviews
Awesome to use it!
by Hy*****, 2025-06-23

チームでスプシを共有して使用する事が多いので大変助かっています。 色の選択がカラーコード(#rrggbb)で自由に選択できるようになってくれたら最強です。
by 川島*****, 2025-06-19

Para que el resaltado de fila y columna sea automático sin depender de la edición manual, puedes usar este complemento de maravilla. No traba las hojas de calculo funciona en todas las hojas y libros
by Je*****, 2025-04-08
View all user reviews ›

Extension safety

Risk impact
Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Sheets Row Highlighter requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
  • High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
Risk likelihood
Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Chrome extension may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Chrome extension reputation on Chrome Web Store, the amount of time the Chrome extension has been around, and other signals about the Chrome extension. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Chrome extension.

Sheets Row Highlighter has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
  • Low **** ********* *** ******* **** **** * ****** **** ***** ******** *** **** ****** ** ** ****** *** *****
  • Low **** ********* *** ***** **** **** * ****** **** ***** ********** *** **** ****** ** ** ****** *** *****
  • Good **** ********* ** ****** ** ********
  • Good **** ********* *** **** **** *******
Upgrade to see full risk analysis details

Promo images

Small promo image

Compare extensions

Similar extensions

Here are some Chrome extensions that are similar to Sheets Row Highlighter:

Popular extensions / apps

Here are some popular extensions / apps that you might be interested in: